Una Crawford O'Brien has opened up on her Christmas plans with her partner Bryan Murray.
The Fair City co-stars are looking forward to a family Christmas, with Una in charge of the cooking.
While the pair are preparing for a "manic" festive season, Una told RSVP Live that it will be amazing to have their family surrounding them, including her granddaughter.
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"It will be manic," Una laughed. "I'll have my sons, partners, granddaughter - who will be the highlight of the day, she's turning three on the first of January. It's fabulous and it's great to have Santa come and all the rest of it.
"I'll do the cooking. Bryan used to do it, he used to love cooking and he was great at doing it, but unfortunately now he forgets and timings are off. So I'll do it all, and he'll enjoy sitting down with a nice glass of wine and eating it."
Bryan went public with his diagnosis of Alzheimer's back in 2022, and while Una said he is happy, the condition has progressed significantly.
She told us: "He's not as good as he was, his short term memory is gone unfortunately. He's happy, because he doesn't think there's anything wrong with him. We still do things, we go out and have our walks, we occasionally go out for a meal but not as often as we would have done before."
She continued: "If we do go out, we tend to go out earlier because his attention levels aren't as good as they were and he doesn't like crowds really. We tend to go out with mainly family and close friends."
Family is the big thing for Una and Bryan as they look ahead to Christmas, as for them it's all about being surrounded by their loved ones.
"[It's about being] with the ones that you love," said Una. "I wouldn't want to go to a hotel. Maybe that will change eventually, but it's about spending time with the ones you love and I will be doing that."
Una and Bryan are ambassadors for the Alzheimer Society of Ireland - check out their Christmas appeal here.
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